It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[LongsightM13]

@10josealvarez - been quiet for a while

I think he has changed employer, he works for a different news outlet nowadays

 

[sir baconface]

Why should we pay anything if he's available for nothing. We are not a charity, nobody gives us anything gratis and we do have to watch what we spend because of FFP.

Available for nothing, you say? Txiki will be delighted when he reads this.

 

[CC1]

SSN still only reporting as fact that La Liga hold his contact & it does have an exit fee.

they’re sooooo sick

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Looks like he's free to move for nothing and if he is why pay anything. Can't understand the logic of many on here..........get rid of this or that player for practically nothing, pay more for someone else to get the deal done. Good job I don't run my finances like that

 

[nmc]

SSN still only reporting as fact that La Liga hold his contact & it does have an exit fee.

they’re sooooo sick

Simply clutching at straws - no matter whether they have any basis of fact or not - simply to keep the Rags and Dippers happy. When they can report even the most obscure transfer link to the rags the level of excitement and giddiness is palpable. I really can’t wait for the day when the wankers on SSN have to report that Messi has signed for Man City and wonder what other obscure cycling, darts or crown green bowls story they will use to keep It off the yellow ticker.

 

[not my fault!]

Looks like he's free to move for nothing and if he is why pay anything. Can't understand the logic of many on here..........get rid of this or that player for practically nothing, pay more for someone else to get the deal done. Good job I don't run my finances like that

Because they still need to do the paperwork and sort his visa. So if paying them £50m+ means we avoid hundreds of £m in court battles that could take years then it’s worth it to save face and get it done quickly.

 

[@BluePhil8]

The ‘you are still under contract’ bluff might have worked if Messi had turned up for training... the contract would still be in force... you train and get paid etc... With Messi nor showing up it effectively means that Messi has given notice and ended the contract. Messi is no longer contracted to Barca. It’s now just a case of whether there is compensation to be paid. I’m guessing not. I suspect we might be prepared to give Barca Garcia in exchange for a swift transaction I.e. getting Messi‘s registration.

The fact that instead of deducting a % of his wage they have stopped paying him at all suggests they know he’s free and don’t want to have to reclaim those millions in wages back.

 

[Big Dave Watson]

SSN still only reporting as fact that La Liga hold his contact & it does have an exit fee.

they’re sooooo sick

It’s not that wanker Solhekol is it?

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

It’s not that wanker Solhekol is it?

Watch out, he might call you out for this on twitter

 

[Stoned Rose]

The ‘you are still under contract’ bluff might have worked if Messi had turned up for training... the contract would still be in force... you train and get paid etc... With Messi nor showing up it effectively means that Messi has given notice and ended the contract. Messi is no longer contracted to Barca. It’s now just a case of whether there is compensation to be paid. I’m guessing not. I suspect we might be prepared to give Barca Garcia in exchange for a swift transaction I.e. getting Messi‘s registration.

Swapping Garcia for the greatest player on the planet would be the rudest bum sex ever.

 

[blueinsa]

SSN still only reporting as fact that La Liga hold his contact & it does have an exit fee.

they’re sooooo sick

Its news that keep Rags and Dippers clicking and viewing.

They know that.

 

[northstandgiveusasong]

Simply clutching at straws - no matter whether they have any basis of fact or not - simply to keep the Rags and Dippers happy. When they can report even the most obscure transfer link to the rags the level of excitement and giddiness is palpable. I really can’t wait for the day when the wankers on SSN have to report that Messi has signed for Man City and wonder what other obscure cycling, darts or crown green bowls story they will use to keep It off the yellow ticker.

Spot on! They'll probably even announce the national Tiddlywinks champion just to take the attention away. Sky Sports are t##ts of the highest order.

 

[Big Dave Watson]

Watch out, he might call you out for this on twitter

I would really love that, does he have a history of this?

 

[Stoned Rose]

And a cagoule?

His contract stipulates that any cagoule must be zipped all the way up to the top at all times.

 

[pfazz]

May be of interest.





The law could be on Messi's side
Barcelona Argentine might get his way






EL MUNDO
Messi believes his release clause is no longer valid
LaLiga warn Messi that he must pay his release clause to leave Barcelona
The ongoing dispute between Josep Maria Bartomeu and Leo Messi rolls on and, although Barcelona maintain that the player would have to pay his release clause to leave the club, the law could be in the Argentine's favour.
The burofax sent by Messi to Barcelona claims that his contractual agreement with the club allows him to leave at zero cost, which is being denied by the Catalan club as well as LaLiga.
However, Juan Ramon Liebana, a professor of law at University of La Rioja (UNIR) and member of the Arbitration Court of La Rioja, believes Messi will win the case.
Barcelona allege that there was a June 10 deadline for Messi to exercise that right of termination but, as the Argentine did not do so, the club considers the player to have renewed until June 30, 2021, while the player's lawyers rely on the fact that COVID-19 delayed all competitions, leaving the termination period open.
"That was for a transfer and not for rescinding the contract," Liebana told EFE, regarding the June 10 deadline.
According to Liebana, if the contract specifically states that date, Barcelona would be in the right but, if not, "it would enter the realm of interpretation, where Leo Messi will win for various reasons," he insists.
"Leo Messi's lawyers recall that the last competition that the Blaugrana played in, the Champions League, ended on August 23, so they assure that they are within time to have exercised the unilateral termination period of the contract," he explains.
Liebana believes that the clause in Messi's contract does not explicitly state a particular date of expiration but rather "within a period of X days" which would play in the Argentine's favour.
Furthermore, Liebana indicated that, in such a situation, Article 1281 of the Spanish Civil Code should be applied, which establishes that "if the words of the contract appear to be contrary to the evident intention of the relevant parties, the intention of the one under contract prevails."
"If the account offered by Leo Messi's lawyers, in which they maintain that the intention of both parties was to give a certain margin from the end of the Champions League to decide [his future] is true, the Argentine is right on this matter," he stated.
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[manimanc]

His contract stipulates that any cagoule must be zipped all the way up to the top at all times.

Any weather.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Simply clutching at straws - no matter whether they have any basis of fact or not - simply to keep the Rags and Dippers happy. When they can report even the most obscure transfer link to the rags the level of excitement and giddiness is palpable. I really can’t wait for the day when the wankers on SSN have to report that Messi has signed for Man City and wonder what other obscure cycling, darts or crown green bowls story they will use to keep It off the yellow ticker.

No doubt Jason Donny Van will be reported as the bigger signing.

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

I would really love that, does he have a history of this?

He made a statement regarding a Palace fan who has taken the piss out of him on many occasions due to the whole Zaha - Everton transfer and so he made a statement saying the tweets had "racist undertones"

 

[CC1]

It’s not that wanker Solhekol is it?

it’s all of them - even the guy they’ve sent out there specially to report bad news about the transfer “saga”

 

[Stoned Rose]

Any weather.

Clause 20(c) states any cagoule must only be worn in conjunction with Adidas Manchesters.